Braasch DA, Corey DR. Locked nucleic acid (LNA): fine-tuning the recognition of DNA and RNA.
CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY 2001;
8:1-7. [PMID:
11182314 DOI:
10.1016/s1074-5521(00)00058-2]
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Abstract
Locked nucleic acid is an RNA derivative in which the ribose ring is constrained by a methylene linkage between the 2'-oxygen and the 4'-carbon. This conformation restriction increases binding affinity for complementarity sequences and provides an exciting new chemical approach for the control of gene expression and optimization of microarrays.
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